The moment police chased a huge PIG along busy Embankment Road

Video footage has emerged of a big pig that ran loose along one of Plymouth’s busiest roads during Wednesday night. Police were called to the incident on Embankment Road after shocked drivers saw the animal wandering along the highway. The animal had made its escape from a field off Crabtree Close, close to the Sainsbury’s at Marsh Mills, shortly after 7pm. Officers arrived and discovered the pig – thought to be of the Vietnamese variety – in the road. Police put out an appeal on Twitter for its owner to urgently arrive and put it back where it belonged. The officers even coaxed the animal with food in an effort to get it off the road. @PlymPoliceAsec tweeted: “A tweet I thought I’d never send: Anyone lost a big pig? If so a unit is with it. They report it as a massive pig! “Currently being coaxed off the Embankment by using food! All in style!” It wasn’t long after they pumped out the plea for help on social media that the pig had been rounded up and carted off home. A Devon and Cornwall Police spokesman said: “There was a pig in Plymouth. It has been reunited with its owner.” Want more news? To keep up to date with Plymouth Live’s latest news, follow us on Facebook here and Twitter here , or visit our homepage at www.plymouthlive.com For Devon news, find Devon Live’s Facebook page here , or their Twitter page here , or visit their homepage at… [Read full story]